Section 940. Personal property

Written policy, procedure, and practice shall provide that inmates in isolation will be allowed to keep only the following:

1. Legal materials.

2. Religious materials.

3. Personal hygiene items, defined exactly as:

a. Toothbrush;

b. Toothpaste;

c. Soap; and

d. Plastic comb.

If the inmate does not have the items above, and is indigent, the facility shall furnish them. All other items of inmate personal property shall be stored upon assignment to isolation. Inmate personal property shall be inventoried by either an officer and the inmate, or by two correctional officers. The inmate shall be given a receipt for all personal property upon assignment to isolation. Inmates in isolation shall be limited to the purchase of postage stamps.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR230-01-006 § 10.10; Volume 12, Issue 04, eff. December 13, 1995.

Statutory Authority

§ 53.1-266 of the Code of Virginia.